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A town of 30,431 people in Worcester County, Massachusetts
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Conserved land10%997 of 9,557 acres
Trails34 mi2.3 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves833 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Milford

Town in Massachusetts, United States
1662Established
30,379Population
14.9 sq miArea
308 ftElevation

Milford is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 30,379 according to the 2020 census. It contains the census-designated place of the same name. First settled in 1662 and incorporated in 1780, Milford became a booming industrial and quarrying community in the 19th century due to its unique location which includes the nearby source of the Charles River, the Mill River, the Blackstone River watershed, and large quantities of Milford pink granite.

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Housing in Milford

$560K▲ 2.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Milford home is worth about $560,000, up 2.8% in a year, 15% below the Massachusetts typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market22
Sale-to-list101.4%
Sold in May12
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Safety in Milford

B−

Safety Grade B-

Milford reports less crime per resident than 54% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Massachusetts has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Milford sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000
Milford 1.8
Massachusetts 3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Milford 7.6
Massachusetts 10.4
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade C

The public schools Milford’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 74% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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